Lt. Col. Matthew Muha, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron commander, presents a Swan 38 Memorial Scholarship check to Senior Master Sgt. Joey York, 41st Aerial Port Squadron first sergeant, whose son, Michael, was selected for the $1,000 award. The annual award is designed to acknowledge outstanding students in the 403rd Wing, or dependents of 403rd Wing members, by providing them financial assistance for higher education. The memorial scholarship is named after the 54th WRS crew with the call sign “Swan 38,” which disappeared without a trace over the Pacific Ocean October 12, 1974. Michael is currently a sophomore at the University of Arkansas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

Master Sgt. Troy Bickham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster and dropsonde operator, pulls the handle on the launch adapter to release an Airborne/Air Expendable Bathythermograph, or AXBT, buoy used by the U.S. Navy to collect the salinity and water temperature during a flight through Hurricane Iselle off the coast of Hawaii Aug. 7, 2014. The 53rd WRS “Hurricane Hunters” and 403rd Wing maintenance personnel deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to fly storm missions into Hurricanes Iselle and Julio to gather data to assist the National Weather Service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center with their forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

Tech. Sgt. James Piskorz, 403rd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signals the pilots of the WC-130J that they are cleared to proceed onto the taxiway after their flight into the remnants of Dorian July 28, 2013. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aircrew flew through the tropical wave to gather storm data for analysis by the National Hurricane Center to help determine if Dorian was dissipating or gathering strength. Hurricane Hunter aircrews and other 403rd Wing members deploy to several locations in the United States and Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to fly storm missions during the hurricane season, which officially starts June 1 and ends November 30 each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

A WC-130J aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron prepares to taxi onto the runway before its flight into the remnants of Dorian July 28, 2013. Hurricane Hunter aircrews and other 403rd Wing members deploy to several locations in the United States and Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to fly storm missions during the hurricane season, which officially starts June 1 and ends November 30 each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Becvar, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron weather reconnaissance loadmaster, prepares an airborne expendable bathythermograph for release out of the back of a WC-130J aircraft during a flight into the remnants of Dorian July 29, 2013. The Navy partnered with the Air Force for a third year of testing the AXBT, which is designed to gather temperature readings of a column of water to help improve the output of coupled storm models. The Hurricane Hunters flew a low-level investigation into Dorian to gather storm data used by the National Hurricane Center to determine whether the tropical wave was breaking up or reforming into a more intensified storm. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

Capts. Michael Anderson and Christopher Harris (right), 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron navigators, discuss possible flight routes through the remnants of Dorian July 29, 2013. This particular mission served as an excellent training opportunity for Harris, who was being mentored during the storm flight by Anderson. The Hurricane Hunters flew a low-level investigation into the tropical wave to gather storm data used by the National Hurricane Center to determine whether Dorian was breaking up or reforming into a more intensified storm. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

Lt. Col. Kevin McLuen and Capt. Bryan Trottier (right), 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, fly a WC-130J aircraft through the remnants of Dorian July 29, 2013. The Hurricane Hunters flew a low-level investigation into the tropical wave to gather storm data used by the National Hurricane Center to determine whether Dorian was breaking up or reforming into a more intensified storm. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)